chain_context

The chain_context.args field contains the module arguments specified in the chromia.yml configuration file. The module_args field must be defined as a user-defined struct within the entry point module named module_name. Access to the args field is only possible if the module_args struct is defined.

Example of module_args:

struct module_args {
    name: text;
    age: integer;
}

Corresponding module configuration:

blockchains:
   module-args-example:
     module: example
     moduleArgs:
       example:
         name: Alice
         age: 46

Code that reads module_args:

function f() {
    print(chain_context.args.name);
    print(chain_context.args.age);
}

note

When configuring a module, you only need to explicitly specify values for attributes in module_args that differ from their default values. If an attribute has a default value and you don't specify it, Rell will use the default value during runtime. If all attributes have default values, you can omit the args section altogether, and default values will be used for all attributes.

Every module can have its own module_args. Reading chain_context.args returns the args for the current module, and the type of chain_context.args is different for different modules: it's the module_args struct defined in that module.

• chain_context.blockchain_rid: This field contains a byte array representing the blockchain RID.

• chain_context.raw_config: This field contains a GTV object representing the blockchain configuration, for example, {"gtx":{"rell":{"mainFile":"main.rell"}}}.